John,

It’s no exaggeration to call the 2026 midterm elections the most important in history. With Donald Trump doing everything he can to silence dissent—threatening protestors, intimidating the media, and weaponizing the federal government to punish “enemies”—he’s not just dismantling democracy. He’s dismantling every institution that could hold him accountable.

Defeating the MAGA Congress is the only way to stop that.

That’s what makes what’s happening in Texas right now so dangerous.

At Trump’s urging, Texas Republicans rammed through a radical gerrymandering plan designed to create five new MAGA seats in Congress—seats Republicans are counting on to cement control and shield Trump from consequences.

We’ll explain more in a moment. But if you believe in building a progressive media network strong enough to take on MAGA—and ensure voters get the facts in the most important midterm elections in history—please consider chipping in $25 or more today.

Trump and MAGA are scared because if Democrats win, they could:

• Investigate Trump’s Epstein cover up and expose whatever it is he and MAGA are hiding
• Hold Trump accountable for deploying troops and sending masked, secret police forces into U.S. cities
• Stop the weaponization of the federal government—from the Justice Department to federal funding being used as political retribution

Trump sees his historically bad polling. That’s why he’s pressuring state legislatures like Texas to rewrite the rules—manufacturing Republican seats and rigging the outcome before voters even cast a ballot.

And yes—outlets like The New York Times and Washington Post are finally covering this story.

But too often they are treating it as “politics as usual.” 

Just yesterday, the Times headline called Trump and Texas Republicans’ effort to steal Congress a “clash”—falling back on the same tired “both sides” framing that sanitizes Trump’s authoritarian power grab and hides the stakes from the public.

Legacy media may report the story—but too often, they soften the truth and move on. 

COURIER doesn’t.

If The New York Times won’t say this is election interference, we will. If The Washington Post won’t expose Trump’s authoritarian power grabs, our battleground newsrooms will.

But we can’t do it without grassroots support.

We’re fighting back in Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and beyond—delivering fearless, factual reporting in the communities where MAGA disinformation spreads fastest and democracy is most at risk.

If you believe voters deserve the truth—and a media strong enough to fight for it—chip in $25 or whatever you can today.

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In solidarity, 
—The COURIER Team